Linux Mint 18.3 (x64 Cinnamon): Why are Wine packages SOO OLD?!!!

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Linux Mint 18.3 (x64 Cinnamon): Why are Wine packages SOO OLD?!!!

Post by wellbeserious » Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:24 pm

1.6.2 is the version installed. The latest is 2.0.3 Stable/2.22 Dev. What is going on?
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Re: Linux Mint 18.3 (x64 Cinnamon): Why are Wine packages SOO OLD?!!!

Post by Moem » Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:26 pm

Here's the sticky topic you missed:
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=31954
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If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. Thanks!
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Re: Linux Mint 18.3 (x64 Cinnamon): Why are Wine packages SOO OLD?!!!

Post by jimallyn » Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:07 pm

I believe that if you install PlayOnLinux, you will be able to install the latest Wine, and multiple versions of Wine at the same time.
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Re: Linux Mint 18.3 (x64 Cinnamon): Why are Wine packages SOO OLD?!!!

Post by wellbeserious » Tue Dec 05, 2017 5:33 pm

Already updated Wine, but it's not in the Menu. How do I edit the Menu?
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Re: Linux Mint 18.3 (x64 Cinnamon): Why are Wine packages SOO OLD?!!!

Post by wellbeserious » Tue Dec 05, 2017 5:37 pm

Okay I updated Wine, but the Menu entry is gone. How do I edit it?
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Re: Linux Mint 18.3 (x64 Cinnamon): Why are Wine packages SOO OLD?!!!

Post by ArtGirl » Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:18 pm

I second running POL; far easier, and I'm using Wine 2.20 for one of the games I have installed, and various other Wine releases for other games. :)
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Re: Linux Mint 18.3 (x64 Cinnamon): Why are Wine packages SOO OLD?!!!

Post by gld59 » Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:51 am

Third vote here for PlayOnLinux.
I've used it to install Microsoft Office 2010 (because I have certain spreadsheets which get bent in anything else) and a small group of other programs I won't do without. I "have to" manually update wine every couple of weeks, but only because I want the latest.
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